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The Importance Of PrEP For HIV Prevention

Dr Ummu Afeera Zainulabid, Internal Medicine Specialist & Infectious Disease Fellow

31-Jan-23 17:00

The Importance Of PrEP For HIV Prevention

In December, the Ministry of Health announced that it will carry out a pilot project on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine in several hospitals. Following that, the Selangor Mufti Department issued a prohibition of the administration of PrEP, saying that the consumption and distribution of the medication is only required for married couples, and that prescribing PrEP to those who ‘practice a homosexual lifestyle’, would be a form of complicity. We discuss his statement, and why providing PrEP to groups with an elevated risk of HIV is important.

Image credit: Pavlova Yuliia, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn


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Categories:  health policy,  managing disease

Tags:  selangor mufti,  hiv,  medicine,  prep,  public health,  public health policy, 


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